Tag Archives: pieces
Holding My Own
I’ll make sure to remember, while I’m going down with the ship, that you left me with this. I’ll make sure to remember, while I’m rearranging these deck chairs, that you just sat there. I’ll make good goddamn sure I … Continue reading
Promises
A sudden gasp of breath into rattling lungs and she is rolling over and getting to her feet. This is the fourth time she has come back to life, and it is beginning to take its toll. She looks around, … Continue reading
The Honeymoon is Over
I am the last of the white hot nobodies, burning out to ash in a vacuum of cold silence. Don’t cry for me; I won’t remember my own pain in but a moment. All is well.
Ends of Things
Maybe you will recognize some of these as the ends of stories, movies, plays, pieces of my fiction, songs, iconic moments in pop culture, or even moments in your own lives. I’ll bet we share a bunch of the last … Continue reading
Coming Through
Splendor within the ripples of a glass of red; if you’re reading this, she holds it to her lips and he watches her drink. He watches her swallow. He watches the way you’ve been in a coma her throat moves … Continue reading